Spring-Ford Rams 26, Upper Perkiomen Mohawks 6: The Spring-Ford fourth-grade Blue team beat Upper Perkiomen with four touchdowns scored by four different players to secure the win. Nick Teets had a run of 60-plus yards and Justin Machita a run of 50-plus yards, both for touchdowns. Ryan Beppel had a two-yard run for a touchdown and Rams quarterback Ryan Rosenberger scored on a quarterback keep of 40-plus yards to secure a big win.

Pottsgrove Falcons 34, Spring-Ford Rams 13: The Spring-Ford fourth-grade Gold team lost a battle to Pottsgrove. The Rams offense controlled the ball for most of the game, with great performances and touchdowns by quarterback Jack Price and tailback Joe Ringenbach. Fullback Zachary Marinello added an extra point, wingback Josh Pergine hauled in six passes, and the entire offensive line did a great job. The Rams did allow two kickoffs to be returned for touchdowns.

Spring-Ford Rams 27, Upper Perkiomen Mohawks 0: The Spring-Ford sixth-grade Blue team blanked Upper Perk. Brian Peck caught a 33-yard touchdown pass to get the scoring started. The offensive line, led by Evan McNabb, John McAtyer, and Connor Hudson, opened holes all day for the running backs. Jackson Incollingo rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown. Josh Nguyen scored the first touchdown of his career to end the scoring. Defensive contributions from Joey Romano and Nick DelRomano, along with an interception by Elias Baetzel, kept Upper Perk off the scoreboard.

Spring-Ford Rams 26, Pottsgrove Falcons 20: The Spring-Ford sixth-grade Gold team beat Pottsgrove. James Begg scored twice for the Rams. Adrian Sibilly ran for one and threw for another touchdown, while Jason Smiley had a 65-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. A strong defensive effort was led by Alex Koretke, who had a number of tackles and an interception. The defensive line played well with Dante Cioci, Jack Files, Ben Kleit, Matt Maynard, Nate Hammerle, Dean Costalas, Sean LaPree and Begg.

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The Norchester Red Knights also had a great Saturday and Sunday last week with four big wins in the Bux-Mont Pop Warner League.

Norchester Red Knights 21, Pottstown 18: The Red Knights Flag Team beat Pottstown in a game that included a spectacular two-point conversion pass from Derek Larson to Dylan Weaver. Matthew Karounos added a key extra point to secure the victory. The Red Knights defense was again solid with Derek Hinrichs and Chase Parisan logging four tackles apiece, followed closely by linebacker Colin King with three. Defensive linemen Alejandro Estrada, Caleb Little, and Christian Carroll chipped in unassisted solo plays to round out the win.

Norchester Red Knights 27, Lansdale 24: The Red Knights Flag Team 2 won a nail-biter over Lansdale. Alex Brandt led the offensive effort with two touchdowns. Jackson Waters added a touchdown and tacked on two extra points continuing to dominate between the tackles. Dysen Neill had a nice touchdown run on a sweep and Zach Luckowski added the extra point. Jayson Beideman, Logan Frownfelter and Colton Waters made exceptional blocks on the line and in the open field. Lucas Zachesky and Jacob Hirschman held the corners on defense, adding three and two stops, respectively. Evan Belcher was in the backfield most of the day and had a key tackle for a loss on third down near the end of the second half.

King of Prussia 26, Norchester Red Knights 6: The 80-pound Red Knights played a tough game, but lost to King of Prussia.

Norchester Red Knights 18, Horsham 6: The 105-pound Red Knights beat Horsham, playing the best they have so far this year against an undefeated Horsham team that had not yet let any team score on them this year. Scoring for the Red Knights were Scotty Honicker and Dan Mancini. A strong running effort was provided by Ethan Wiley who broke a long 50-plus yards run behind the solid offensive line play of Jake Brownley, Tom McClean, Darrian Seaman, Siera Hails and Kurt Sayers. The Norchester defense executed its aggressive strategy to perfection, shutting down the Hawks offense and only giving up one long breakaway run.

Lower Perkiomen 7, Norchester Red Knights 0: The 120-pound Red Knights played a tight game but lost to Lower Perkiomen.

Norchester Red Knights 28, Lenape Valley 0: The 145-pound Red Knights busted out against Lenape Valley for the victory. The Red Knights held a 13-0 lead at halftime. In the second half the defense stepped up and shut down Lenape Valley and the offense really started to click. The team completed four extra points as well.

SOFTBALL

The Berks County Girls Softball League recently presented awards for the 2012 season. Among the recipients was the Oley Valley Youth League 10U-A team. Having completed a perfect 10-0 season, they received the League Championship award for the 10U-A Division. They additionally received an award for taking first place in the BCGSL tournament following regular season play.

About the Author

Rosemarie Ross is a veteran sports reporter for The Mercury. A native of Germany, she began her career with the former United Press International pioneering the role of women in sports reporting. She was worked in Trenton, Phladelphia and Patterson, N.J. and has covered pro sports and boxing. She is a member of the National Hall of Fame for her boxing coverage. She covers high school sports -- and loves it. Reach the author at rross@pottsmerc.com
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